Flooding in northeastern Nigeria kills 30 people, over million displaced

ABUJA (WAM)

Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, Associated Press (AP) reported, citing authorities on Wednesday.

The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. The state government said the dam was at capacity due to unusually high rains.

The current flooding comes nearly two years after Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade killed more than 600 people across the country.

The number of displaced people could rise to up to 2 million.